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Booz & Co Study: Make Smart Investments in a Downturn
When tough times come, too many CEOs knee jerk themselves into cost-cutting mode. Big mistake, write two Booz & Co. consultants. What's needed instead is a smart, targeted investment strategy, say Cesare Mainardi and Paul Leinwand in a recent Booz report. By making an intelligent study of...
Tags: Software, Peter Galuszka, Corporate Law, Business Operations, Finance, Corporate Governance, Investment, Supply Chain, Enterprise Software, Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Blog posts 2008-08-01
The Triple-A Supply Chain
The Idea in Brief The holy grails of supply chain management are high speed and low cost--or are they? Though necessary, they aren't sufficient to give companies a sustainable competitive advantage over rivals. Consider these...
Tags: In Brief, Supply Chain Management, Partnership, Clarify Partner, Harvard Business Review, Supply Chain, Seven Eleven Japan, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software, Hau L. Lee
Articles 2008-04-01
Winning in the Aftermarket
The Idea in Brief In many industries--automotive, consumer electronics, home appliances--the after-sales service market has ballooned to four to five times the size of the original equipment business. And the aftermarket is a high-margin cash cow: in...
Tags: Services, Aftermarket, Vipul Agrawal, Narendra Agrawal, Morris A. Cohen, In Brief, Harvard Business Review, Management, Business Operations, Operational Planning, Sales, Manufacturing, Software, Enterprise Software, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Strategy, Asset Management, Telecom & Utilities, Sales Strategy, Product, Customer, Service, Service Product, Performance Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Aerospace & Defense
Articles 2008-02-13
Business and IT Integration: Where Tech and Strategy Meet
We warned you there'd be a lot of 2007 year-in-review and 2008 predictions posts. Here we go again. Verizon Business has identified 10 hot business technology trends for 2008, including CIO as a business strategist: CIOs will take on an even more pivotal role in determining how to invest capital...
Tags: Enterprise Software, Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Strategy, Verizon Business, Integration, Information Technology, CIO, Software, Lori Deschene
Blog posts 2007-12-18
Manufacturers Still Unconcerned about Safety of Chinese Imports
It seemed like every week this summer there was a new product recall due to some toxin getting into toys or toothpaste made in China. Such high profile embarrassments surely made manufacturers more careful about their outsourcing, right? As much as you'd think businesses would be rushing to ensure the...
Tags: Software, Enterprise Software, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Manufacturer, Supply Chain, China, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2007-11-30
How to Succeed Like UPS
UPS reported a third-quarter net income of $1.08 billion, or $1.02 a share, compared with $1.04 billion, or 96 cents a share last year at this time. The company cited growth in its global business, supply chain and freight unit. As a less-than-truckload operator -- a unit that consolidates small...
Tags: Supply Chain Management (SCM), United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Enterprise Software, Software, Lori Deschene
Blog posts 2007-10-23
Why Your Company Needs a Water Strategy
If you head over to NYTimes.com today, you'll be confronted with a fairly horrifying picture of a polluted, sludge-filled Chinese river. The photo accompanies one of a series of articles on the environmental cost of China's rapid economic growth. It concludes that the ever increasing usage and pollution of the...
Tags: Supply Chain, China, Jessica Stillman, Management, Software, Enterprise Software, Strategy, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Global Environmental Management Initiative, Photograph
Blog posts 2007-09-27
Make the Most of Supply Chain Analytics
Dell, Apple, your local grocery store -- all these companies share a common concern: supply chain management. From the initial forecast to final delivery, coordinating activities in a supply chain is a big challenge. But if you do it right, the ROI is huge. Usually the challenge boils down to...
Tags: Enterprise Software, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Inventory Optimization, Inventory Management, Supply Chain, Software, Andrew Hines
Blog posts 2007-07-25
How Nokia Wins the Mobile War
News from the mobile phone market tends to hype innovation and sexy high-end products, like the one just released by that one company... what was it called? Ah, yes, the Apple iPhone. Behind the scenes, however, supply-chain management rules king. With 37 percent of the global market, Nokia is the...
Tags: BusinessWeek, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Mobile, Nokia Corp., Enterprise Software, Software, Andrew Hines
Blog posts 2007-07-20
The Warehouse: More than Four Walls
How exciting could warehousing possibly be? The general perception of this once-pallid business function is that it's a straightforward, box-in, box-out operation. Well not anymore. Warehousing has gained more attention and investment as business activities disperse across the globe and managers increasingly view their businesses as supply chains in an...
Tags: Software, Enterprise Software, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Wall, Warehousing, Warehouse, Supply Chain, Andrew Hines
Blog posts 2007-07-06
Danone Milks New Optimization Technology
Groupe Danone, the French packaged foods giant suffering from its agonizing China venture, is still moving ahead in other areas of its $18.5 billion business. The company recently implemented one of the most advanced supply chain planning solutions in a large dairy products plant located in México. The software is...
Tags: Solution, Food, China, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Food & Beverage, Tools & Techniques, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Andrew Hines
Blog posts 2007-06-26
CRM Does a Heck of a Job
It’s been pointed out in the responses to my recent posts about CRM, that I might not have not given the CRM vendors a fair break. Because I would never want to offend, for the record I want to make it clear that, in my view, the CRM vendors...
Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise software, Supply chain management (SCM), Geoffrey James, CRM, CRM Vendors, General, job, Sales Tips
Blog posts 2007-03-20
BNET Dispatch: FedEx, Virgin Atlantic, The Fed, and Oracle
FedEx incurred its first decline in profits in more than three years.  The express delivery company also alerted investors that it may fall short of its long-term profit target for this year.  As FedEx gets deeper into its strategy of becoming integrated within global corporate supply chains, analysts say it...
Tags: Supply Chain Management (SCM), Benefits, CEO, Federal Express, Virgin Atlantic, Federal Reserve Board, Oracle Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Investment, Finance, Andrew Hines
Blog posts 2007-03-21
Infosys Technologies Limited F2Q10 (Qtr End 09/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you very much, sir. Ladies and gentlemen, we will now begin the question and answer session. Operator instructions. Our first question is from the line of Mr. Moshe Khatri of Cowen & Company. Please go ahead. Avishai Kantor – Cowen & Company Yes. Hi. It is...
Tags: Marketing, Retail Company, Cowen & Co., Call Transcript, Earnings, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Retail, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-10-09
Manhattan Associates, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Your first question comes from the line of Michael Huang with ThinkEquity. Michael Huang – ThinkEquity Hi, just a couple of questions for you guys. The first one, with respect to the next release of the WMS product, I know it is a little bit...
Tags: Release, Call Transcript, Earnings, Manhattan Associates Inc., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-10-20
China: Jobs Abound! (But Do Your Homework)
Chinese companies are aggressively going after U.S. managers willing to move there. Finding a job in China can be as easy as posting a resume on Monster.com or cruising the job boards on expat Web site eChinaCities.com. ...
Tags: China, Job, Raby, Recruitment & Selection, Sales Strategy, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, China economy, China jobs, Tim Gray, BNET Feature Package
Articles 2009-10-22
Extreme Networks, Inc. F1Q10 (Qtr End 09/27/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator We will now begin the question-and-answer session. Operator instructions Our first question comes from the line of Steve Salberta with Boenning & Scattergood. Please go ahead. Steve Salberta – Boenning & Scattergood Hi guys. Bob Corey Hi there. Steve Salberta – Boenning & Scattergood Can you talk...
Tags: Revenue, Backlog, Call Transcript, Earnings, Boenning & Scattergood Inc., Operational Accounting, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Seeking Alpha, Extreme Networks
Earnings calls 2009-10-26
Entropic Communications, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions We will first go to Sandy Harrison at Signal Hill. Sandy Harrison – Signal Hill Thanks, good afternoon guys. Patrick Henry Hi, Sandy. Dave Lyle Hi Sandy. Sandy Harrison – Signal Hill So, it sounds like you guys are really – Patrick, to your prepared...
Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Broadband, Call Transcript, Earnings, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Enterprise Software, Software, Networking, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-10-26
Benchmark Electronics Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions. Our first question then comes from the line of Alex Blanton with Ingalls & Snyder. Please go ahead Alex Blanton - Ingalls & Snyder Hi. Good morning. Cary Fu Good morning. Alex Blanton - Ingalls & Snyder I wanted to ask you about...
Tags: Capacity, Call Transcript, Electronics, Earnings, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Corporate Governance, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Seeking Alpha, Benchmark Electronics Inc.
Earnings calls 2009-10-27
Nalco Holding Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator (Operator's Instructions) And at this we have a question with PJ Juvekar with Citi. PJ Juvekar – Citi Hi, good morning. Erik, it's refreshing to see such a strong focus on internal productivity improvement. My question is on Europe, with all the restructuring that you guys...
Tags: Nalco Co., Restructuring, Europe, Call Transcript, Earnings, Sales Strategy, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Seeking Alpha, Nalco Holding Co., National Challenge Systems Inc.
Earnings calls 2009-10-28
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